I have a couple of 1861-O half dollars and want to see if anyone can identify which of the 15 varieties they could be.
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Coin #7
I think I know which one but what I don't understand is why NGC would not AT LEAST put the date on the slab.
I guess if they weren't going to put the date on it they weren't going to do a variety attribution that you usually see on 1861-O SS Republic slabs.
It is either W-14 or W-15 because it does have the speared olive bud. If you can see if there is a vertical die crack on the left side of the "6" of the date then it would be W-14, if not then it is W-15.
Such a dramatic difference in the obverse & reverse. I'm guessing the obverse was up and exposed to the environmental elements more. (Or down and exposed to the sediment?)
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